- NUTS (student television)
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Nottingham University Television Station Slogan: Broadcasting Your Emotions (2008-2010) Media Type: Student Television Launched: 2005 First air date: December 3rd 2008 Website: http://www.nutsonline.org Member of: NaSTA University: University of Nottingham, University of Nottingham China Availability Frequency: During term time Broadcast Area: Worldwide (online) Online Episodes/specials are uploaded directly to the website for widespread distribution. Live Live events are broadcast on the NUTS website. These events include SU Elections Results Night, Varsity Ice Hockey, SU Council, the Week One Show and Campus Cupids finale Nottingham University Television Station, commonly referred to as NUTS, is the student television station of the University of Nottingham. It is funded by the University of Nottingham Students' Union and constitutes one of the Union's 9 Student-Run Services. It is the first international student television station due to there being a NUTS located on their China campus.[1]
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History
2008-2009
Although NUTS first existed in 2005, it was only in 2008 that it truly emerged. Located in D3 (a 3x4m office) and under the direction of Station Manager Anna Campbell, NUTS was recognised as a media-SRS within the university, along with URN and Impact. As NUTS was a new organisation, it often worked in conjunction with URN, such as in the Summer Party 2009 coverage. During this time, there were only 13 members, three editing suites and two cameras.
2009-2010
After NUTS' first year as an independent SRS, it began to take a larger approach to student life at the university. This year, led by Station Manager Bossoro Ngo, NUTS had its first coverage of Week One, the SU elections and its first live broadcast of the Varsity Ice Hockey match. Also, for the first time, new shows were created and distributed on the website. The number of members increased to 125, causing NUTS to look for a bigger office/studio space.
On 28 April 2010, NUTS China was launched as a joint effort by Bossoro Ngo and the team at the Ningbo Campus, led by the Station Manager of NUTS China, Cai Yuting. This process made NUTS the first international SRS. NUTS China produces content in China, which is then forwarded onto the UK and uploaded onto its website.[2]2010-2011
Now led by Station Manager Michael Perry, NUTS began experimenting with more live broadcasts. Week One had a live 30 minute broadcast every night from Monday - Saturday, Student Union Council began being broadcast live for the first time, the NUS Delegates debate and results were shown live, 'SU Elecitons Result Night was able to be broadcast live (although this is also due to the fact that voting became electronic this year, making it much quicker to count the votes) and Campus Cupids became the first non-'major coverage' show to be broadcast live. Content from each of the channels rapidly expanded, with 14 shows created over the channels by the end of the year.
2011/12
The Station Manager for this year is Robert Leventhall. Due to the grand scale NUTS began to undertake, it became obvious that the station needed to expand itself into a more manageable position. Constitutional changes from the previous year were implemented and a new executive structure was determined for this academic year. This removed the position of Deputy Station Manager and Marketing Officer, which were replaced with the introduction of the Technical Director, General Secretary, Director of Content, Training Officer and Publicity & Events Officer. (Training Officer was a position previously, but was removed from the 2010/11 exec.)
NUTS has also taken its biggest challenge to date, in organising its first reality show, The Hall. The show consisted of over 50 hours of continuously streaming live broadcast, the longest ever continuous broadcast by NUTS. The show took place over the weekend of 14th-16th October 2011.
NUTS will also host the NaSTA 2012 Conference & Award ceremony, on 20th-22nd April 2012.
Organisation
The NUTS office/studio is located in room C41 in the Portland building of the University of Nottingham. The studio is used for recorded segments, as well as the majority of live productions.
Almost all aspects of the station are run by the members of the NUTS executive committee, with four of the channels having their own head. Each show's producer has a certain degree of control with regards to their productions, but must be agreed to by the Director of Content.
NUTS Executive Committees
NUTS Executive Committee 2011-12
Senior Executive Committee Station Manager Rob Leventhall Director of Content Lawrence Bolton General Secretary Felicity Eccles Treasurer Gary Pitt Technical Director Tom Walsh Executive Committee Head of Culture James McBreen Head of Entertainment Michael Perry Head of News Naomi King Head of Sports Stu Hardy Publicity & Events Officer Beth Nightingale IT and Web Officer Ben Jenkinson Equipment & Logistics Officer Rosie Cave Training & Development Coordinator Boss Ngo NUTS Executive Committee 2010-11
Position Name Station Manager Michael Perry Deputy Station Manager James Boumphrey Head of Culture Ben McCabe Head of Entertainment Robert Leventhall Head of News Sharnaz Shahid Head of Sport Lucy Taylor (Until Feb 2011)
Stu Hardy (From March 2011)Treasurer Ellie Brook Logistics Officer Sam Bucknall
(Lawrence Bolton)1Marketing Officer Amelia O'Shea IT and Technical Support Officer Chris Leyland ^ During the SU Elections, Sam Bucknall ran for Democracy & Communications officer. In order for NUTS to remain impartial to candidates, he temporarily stepped down for 4 weeks. During this time, Lawrence Bolton was the Acting Logistics Officer. Sam Bucknall later ran for Education Officer in an SU By-Election. During this time, Lawrence Bolton was again the Acting Logistics Officer.
NUTS Executive Committee 2009-10
Position Name President Wenjie Lee Station Manager Bossoro Ngo Head of Culture Fanny Leluan Head of Entertainment Rob Page Head of News Jessica Thibault Head of Sport James Boumphrey Treasurer Alex Lingwood Logistics Officer Michael Perry Training Officer Alex Turner Events Organisers Peter Esen & Richard Davis Productions
At the start of every semester, NUTS members are asked to forward ideas for shows they wish to produce. As well as this, as of 2010, all of the channels have their 'major coverages' of the year, each of which have a Coverage Producer (not nessecairily the Head of Channel) chosen by the NUTS Executive Committee - Entertainment hosts Notts Got Talent, Culture hosts Summer Party, News hosts the SU Elections, and Sport hosts the Charity Varsity Series. Week One is classified under Entertainment, but as it is held at the start of the year before the first week of studies, it is produced by the Station Manager and/or the Director of Content.
The NUTS website also holds a section called China, exhibiting videos produced by NUTS China. In the UK, these are broadcast under a collective banner, even though they can be split into the previously mentioned categories. China is the only channel without a Head, as it is controlled by the Station Manager of NUTS China.
All shows are listed with their producer(s).
Productions 2009-2010
Autumn Semester '09 Spring Semester '10 Specials Open Mic - Ben McCabe Open Mic - Ben McCabe Open Mic: Video-to-Music - Ben McCabe The Reel World - James Livingston The Reel World - James Livingston Rhinoceros - from Production to Performance - Robert Leventhall, Bossoro Ngo Hold the Press - Dan Hatfield, Rob Page Varsity Coverage - James Boumphrey Sleep Tite: Behind the Scenes of Musicality's The Pajama Game - Stu Hardy Sound Check -Amelia O'Shea Ningbo Update - Bossoro Ngo London to Paris - Michael Perry, James Boumphrey Week One 2009 - Bossoro Ngo SU Elections Coverage - Bossoro Ngo, Ben McCabe NUTS: Broadcasting Your Emotions 2009 - Bossoro Ngo NUTS Launch Show - Bossoro Ngo Summer Party Coverage - Fanny Leluan Notts' Got Talent - Ben McCabe, Robert Leventhall, Bossoro Ngo Productions 2010-2011
Major Coverages
Week One
Producer - Michael Perry
Assistant Producer - James Boumphrey
Live Presenters & Anchors - Ali Blatcher, Lawrence Bolton, Amelia O'Shea, Will Darler, Tom WalshSegments Segment-specific Producers Freshers Address 2010 Michael Perry, James Boumphrey Fresh Info Harriet Brampton, Sharnaz Shahid Freshly Squeezed Robert Leventhall, Ben McCabe Fresh Night Lucy Taylor, James Boumphrey Meet Your Reps Lucy Taylor The Week One Show LIVE Michael Perry, Chris Leyland, James Boumphrey, Robert Leventhall Charity Varsity Series
Series Producer - Stu Hardy
Matches Event Date Producer/Director Editor American Football Sunday 6 February Ellie Brook Beth Richardson Ice Hockey 1 Monday 21 February Lucy Taylor Stu Hardy Swimming Wednesday 2 March Rachel Babbage Rugby League Saturday 5 March Georgie Nicholls Georgie Nicholls, Stu Hardy Netball Friday 11 March Ellie Brook Lawrence Bolton Basketball Michael Perry Field Hockey Friday 18 March James Boumphrey Sam Bucknall Football Monday 8 May Lawrence Bolton Chris Hamill Rugby Union Thursday 12 May Stu Hardy Stephanie Rylance, Sam Bucknall Cricket Monday 6 June Rachel Babbage Tom Roworth Notes 1 ^ This event was broadcast live, as a joint venture with Trent TV. SU Elections
Coverage Producer - Sharnaz Shahid
Elections Night Live Presenters & Anchors - Rosie Cave & Lawrence Bolton (SU Hub), Stephanie Soh & Gary Pitt (The Den), Amelia O'Shea (Chat)Other Elections Shows Producers The Launch Sharnaz Shahid The Fix Sharnaz Shahid A Day in the Life of... Rachel Babbage The Presidential Debate Rachel Johnston, Lawrence Bolton FSO Candidate Question Time Rachel Johnston Portland Candidate Question Time Sharnaz Shahid SB Question Time Sharnaz Shahid Summer Party
Producer - Ben McCabe
Assistant Producer - James McBreenPre-Summer Party Build-Up Crew Kat Feavers, Priyal Dadhania, Jessica Thibault, Sharnaz Shahid Website Coverage Tent Studio Editors Technical Manager Presenters Harriet Brampton
Florence PickupRachel Babbage Gary Pitt
Chloé LeightonFestival Crews Team Allocation Director Camera Operator Reporter Team A Mathew Llewellyn Kate Whitaker Georgie Nicholls Team B Beth Nightingale Felicity Eccles Lawrence Bolton Big Screen Coverage Personnel Michael Perry, Chris Leyland, James Boumphrey, Rob Leventhall,
Tom Walsh, Rachel Johnston, Stu Hardy, Andy Barker,
Rosie Cave, Sharnaz ShahidCulture
Autumn Semester '10 Spring Semester '11 Specials Open Mic - Harriet Brampton Open Mic - Harriet Brampton Open Mic: Video-to-Music - Ben McCabe Comedy Revue - Rachel Babbage Comedy Revue - Rachel Babbage Video-to-Music - Seb Frend The Fashion Show - Emily Zinkin Get Your Cook Out - Beth Nightingale Gallery 47 - Ben McCabe The Reel World - Phillipe Audi-Dor Entertainment
Autumn Semester '10 Spring Semester '11 Specials Campus Cupids - Lawrence Bolton, Ali Blatcher Fame Factor - Lawrence Bolton Inter-Campus Cupids - Lawrence Bolton, Tom Ross The Art of Deduction - Stu Hardy The Art of Deduction - Stu Hardy Christmas Special - Ben McCabe, Lucy Taylor, Sharnaz Shahid, Amelia O'Shea Short Sensations - Robert Leventhall Short Sensations - Robert Leventhall Notts' Got Talent - Michael Perry News
Autumn Semester '10 Spring Semester '11 Specials Viewpoint - Sammi Rosen Viewpoint - Sammi Rosen Breaking News - Et al. SU Council - Chris Leyland SU Council - Chris Leyland Nutty News - Henry Jarvis Productions 2011-2012
Major Coverages
Week One
Coverage Producers - Lawrence Bolton, Robert Leventhall
Technical Producer - Tom Walsh
'Wake Up Nottingham' Presenters - Jess Courtney, Stephen Hankey, Rich Davis, Ros Kino
'The Week One Show LIVE' Presenters - Zoe Moulton, Sam Haywood, Peter Bradley, Alice Palmer
Social Media Anchors - Tammy Ingamells, Michelle Bound, Emma-Louise AmanshiaLive Shows Wake Up Nottingham Rachel Babbage, Naomi King, Felicity Eccles The Week One Show Michael Perry, Chris Leyland Show Segments Fresh Day Stu Hardy, Mathew Llewelyn ReFresh Seb Frend, Kate Whittaker Freshly Squeezed Rosie Cave, Bossoro Ngo Fresh Night James McBreen, Florence Pickup Notts Got Talent
Coverage Producer - TBC
Charity Varsity Series
Coverage Producer - TBC
SU Elections
Coverage Producer - TBC
Summer Party
Coverage Producer - TBC
Culture
Autumn Semester '11 Spring Semester '12 Specials Open Mic - Florence Pickup Crème Fresh - Stephanie Burgess, Sumire Fujimoto The Screen - Dom Downes, Elliot Ruby Comedy Revue - Mathew Llewelyn, Beth Devitt Entertainment
Autumn Semester '11 Spring Semester '12 Specials The Hall - Lawrence Bolton, Rosie Cave The Edge - Mia Obertelli Prank Bank - Lyle Fulton, Olly Rankin Pause for Applause - Kate Whitaker, Lottie Walford News & Features
Autumn Semester '11 Spring Semester '12 Specials Newsroom. - Jess Courtney, Rochelle Edwards Sports
Autumn Semester '11 Spring Semester '12 Specials 'NUF Said - Chris Hamil, Sean Kearns Sports Interviews - Stu Hardy NUTS at NaSTA
NUTS first affiliated itself with the National Student Television Association in the 2007/2008 year. In this year, NUTS earned its first recognition, with a 'Highly Commended' for Best Documentary.
At the 2010 awards ceremony hosted by GUST, NUTS earned their second accolade with Open Mic receiving a Highly Commended in the 'Open' category.[3]
At the 2011 awards ceremony, hosted by LSUTV, NUTS continued on their success from last year. Highly Commended were awarded to Best Drama (The Art of Deduction)[4], Best Station Marketing [5] and Best On-Screen Male (Lawrence Bolton)[6]. Harriet Brampton was the winner of Best On-Screen Female[7], earning NUTS their first NaSTA Award in the process. The then-station manager, Michael Perry, was also elected to NaSTA Chair. At the NaSTA 2011 AGM, NUTS won the right to host the 2012 NaSTA conference, beating out competition from SUSUtv and LA1:TV (known at the time as LUTube).Famous NUTS alumni
- Anna Campbell - First Station Manager of NUTS in 2008. Later went on to star in, and eventually win, BBC 3's Last Woman Standing in 2010.[8]
References
External links
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